Some Mistakes In Columbus Water Damage Remediation You Should Avoid

2/17/2019 (Permalink)

If the snow that rests on your home’s roof causes moisture problems in the attic or other parts of your home, contact SERVPRO to remediate the damage.

Melting Snow Can Allow for a Moist Columbus Attic Space

Much like all of the other material used to construct your Columbus home, your insulation can begin to degrade, move, erode, and thin out over long periods. While initially, the insulation against the inside of your roof was uniform and thick, as the years press on, certain spots can become thinner than others. While heating your home in the winter, these warmer points of your roof can melt snow in freezing temperatures, ultimately damaging shingles and base materials underneath. The result is moisture penetration into the attic space.

While the damage to your roof might not happen overnight, the longer that problems persist with this exterior component of your home, the more you invite water damage into your Columbus attic. Moisture penetration can seem insignificant against natural disasters like flooding, but ultimately can have the same damaging effects to structural elements, supports, beams, and construction materials throughout this attic space.

Identifying the potential problem can be difficult if you do not regularly inspect your attic space. Throughout the winter it is a wise idea to keep tabs on the condition of this area of your home to catch potential problems before they become widespread damages that are costly and time-consuming to restore. Our SERVPRO professionals can also help with inspections of both the roof and the attic for moisture and mold growth, as dampness in this area of your home can quickly facilitate mold colonization.

Restoring moisture damage to the attic space begins with drying out the dampness with our air movers and LGR dehumidifiers. The combined efforts of these pieces of equipment can dramatically reduce moisture levels in the area and help to thwart ideal conditions for mold growth. The SERVPRO technicians on site can also determine the point of moisture penetration in your roof for future reconstruction and repair.

As pressing of a concern as attic moisture could potentially be for your home, many homeowners do not know a problem exists until it affects levels below the attic space. If you encounter moisture or water penetration, trust our SERVPRO of South Columbus technicians to help you dry up the damage and restore the property completely. Give us a call anytime at (614) 863-1392.

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